Quick opening and sealing attachment



Aug. 30, 1 932. w, JOHNSTON 1,874,540

QUICK OPENING AND SEALING ATTACHMENT Filed-0ct. l. 1930 Patented Aug.30, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILL T. JOHNSTON, 03 SAN BENITO,TEXAS, ASSIGNOB OI ONE HALF TO LOUIS S. WITTE, OF SAN BENITO, TEXASQUICK QPENING AND SEALING ATTACHMENT Application filed October 1, 1930.Serial No. 485,752.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in quick openingand sealing attachments for hampers, baskets and similar containers andhas for the primary object, the provision of a device of the abovestated character whereby the closure may be eiiiciently held in properposition to eiiectively close the container without the securing meansfastened directly thereto and which will permit the closure to havesuificient movement to compensate for expansion and contraction that maybe due to the contents of the container and further permit easy andquick application and removal of the closure to the container whendesired.

Another object of this invention is the provision of securing elementscarried by the container and traversing the mouth thereof which whenfinally secured to the container will retain the closure in proper placeand permit the contents of the container to be easily removed or placedin the container when the closure is removed.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a quick openingand sealing attachment of the above stated character which will besimple, durable and eificient, and which will be manufactured and soldat a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, 'in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a hamper with a quickopening and sealing attachment constructed in accordance with myinvention associated therewith and positioned to permit the removal orreplacement of the closure.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the attachment secured in placeto the container for efliciently maintaining the closure in prgperposition.

igure 3 is a diagrammatic plan view lllustrating the securing elementsprior to being placed on the closure.

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating my invention applied to adifierent type of container from that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a containerof the hamper type which has the mouth or filling end thereof closed bya circular disk forming a closure 2. The closure 2 is of a diameter thatit will snugly fit within the mouth of the container 1 and retain thecontents within the container. The foregoing description relates to awell known type of container and to which my invention is applied.

A wire 3 is bent to form a loop as shown in Figure 1 overlying a portionof the closure 2 and has its ends angularly related and provided withties or apertures 4 to receive suitable fasteners for securing the wire3 to the container 1 that the loop portion thereof traverses. a portionof the mouth of the con tainer and also traverses the closure 2 whenpositioned in the mouth of the container as shown in Figure 1. The wire3 when applied to the container will permit the'easy removal orreplacement of the closure 2 and also the contents of the container 1. Asecuring wire or element 5 has an eye or aperture 6 formed in one end toreceive a suitable fastener for attaching the same to the container 1 asshown in Figure l and the wire or element 5 is passed through the loopportion of the wire or element 3 after the closure 2 has been placed inposition on the container 1. The free end of the wire or element 5 issuitably secured to the container 1 as shown in Figure 2 which maconsist of bending.

the wire or element 5 a out a fastener 7 4 carried b the container andthen twisting the end 0 said wire or element about itself as clearlyshown in Figure 2 tensioning the wires or elements 5 and 3 that theytraverse the closure 2 as clearly shown in Figure 2 thereby retainingthe closure in proper position to prevent the escape ofthe contents ofthe container.

However, the closure is free from the fastening means and is capable ofhaving a limited movement to compensate for expansion and contraction ofthe contents contained within the container. To remove the closure it isonly necessary to free the end of the wire 5 from. the fastener 7 andwithdraw, said wire from engagement with the loop portion of the wire 3whereby the closure can be easily removed by sliding the same from underthe loop portion of the wire 3 and also the contents of the containermay be easily emptied and again filled if desired.

As shown in Figure 2 the wires 3 and 5 when fastened to the containertor the purpose of securing the closure in proper position, the wiresassume a substantially V- shape with their apeires in engagement witheach other and located centrally of the closure.

Referring to Figure l, my invention or attachment is shown applied to abasket or container provided with the usual oppositely disposed loophandles 9 through which may be positioned a retaining strip 10traversing the closure 11. The wires 3 and 5 are attached to the basketcontainer 8 similar to the fastening of said wires to the container 1and when secured in position to overlie the strip 10 as well as theclosure 11 retaining the latter in proper position and also the stripwhich further aids in securing the closure in'position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be noted that l have provided an attachment for acontainer which may he easily and cheaply manufactured and applied tovarious types of containers and when in fastened position willedectively secure the closure to the container and permit the closure tohave a limited amount of movement which is necessary when the containeris employed for packing vegetables, fruits, etc., and the like. Furtherit will be seen that the attachment will in no way interfere with thefilling or emptying of the container after the closure has been removedand also the latter can be easily removed with the minimum expenditureof labor.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of. parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

that may he Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In combination with a container and a closure inserted therein, meansfor securing the closure consisting of a strand of wire fixed at bothends to the exterior of the body of the container and having anintermediate portion lying over the intermediate portion of the closure,:1. second strand of wire fixed to the exterior of the body of thecontainer and looped through the intermediate portion of the firstmentioned strand of wire at the intermediate portion of the closure, afastoner member mounted upon the exterior of the body of the containerand to which the free end of the last mentioned strand of wire isattached to stretch both strands of wire above the closure and a stripresting upon the upper edges oi the container and disposed across theclosure with an intermediate portion between the closure and the loopedportions of the strands whereby tension is 1mparted to both strands andthe edge of the closure bound between the walls of the container.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM T. JOHNSTON.

